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Kosovo – German bread and Dutch tulips for

Kosovans returning from Germany are giving a boost to the economy of their crisis-ridden province. Since the war in 1999, some 100,000 people have returned from Germany to Kosovo. With their know-how and capital, they are founding businesses in their homeland. One of them is Elezaj Naim, a baker. He learned his craft in Augsburg. Now he bakes German-style bread in Prizren. The German Bundeswehr is his biggest purchasor among a large number of steady customers. Another is florist Nimon Alushaj. He lived in Berlin for many years. Now he sells plants from the Netherlands in Kosovo for landscaping public places. He teaches his staff the skills needed for the job. Unemployment in Kosovo is dramatically high, and there is no welfare system. More than half the population is under the age of thirty. Businesses like these train and employ people, laying the foundations for a stable system of medium-sized enterprises. We profile two returnees.

DW-World | January 29, 2008Watch more videos from DW-World

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